Four UMSI faculty to receive data science grants

Wednesday, 12/04/2019

The Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) announced of its first round of Propelling Original Data Science (PODS) Grants. Four faculty members from the University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) are among the awardees.

Fifteen interdisciplinary teams, chosen from 65 proposals, will receive funding support for an array of projects with data science as the common thread. This round of funding strongly encourages pioneering work based on innovative concepts that promises high reward, major impact, promotion of public interest, and potential for major expansion.

John Derby Evans Endowed Professor of Information, Associate Professor of Information, School of Information and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering